On a European Parliament recommendation to the Council concerning the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
A-10-2024-0030
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality · Rapporteur: Lina Gálvez
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This recommendation to the Council sets out EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, urging commitment to the Beijing Declaration and action on gender equality.¶¶ It calls for gender mainstreaming, funding, and policies to combat violence, poverty, and backlash, and to promote women's rights globally.¶¶¶
Committee position. The Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality recommends that the Council adopt these priorities for the CSW session, emphasizing commitment to Beijing Declaration and gender equality.¶
Key points
- Recommends the Council reaffirm commitment to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, and ensure gender budgeting.¶
- Condemns Saudi Arabia's chairmanship of the CSW and its record on women's rights, urging opposition to political instrumentation.¶
- Calls for gender equality to be a core part of EU external action with adequate funding and an intersectional approach.¶
- Urges full involvement of Parliament in EU position for CSW69 and timely information sharing.¶
- Pledges support for UN Women and increased finance for gender equality.¶
- Urges remaining five Member States to ratify the Istanbul Convention and calls for EU leadership in combating gender-based violence.¶
- Calls for equal access and opportunities in decision-making, including political and economic, and measures to combat gender stereotypes.¶¶
- Emphasizes the need to address obstacles like data gaps, hate speech, and anti-rights movements, and to invest in education and health.¶
- Recommends gender mainstreaming and budgeting in all EU policies, with the next MFF including gender-specific objectives.¶
- Calls for a feminist foreign policy, protection of marginalized groups, and implementation of EU GAP III with 85% of new actions contributing to gender equality by 2027.¶¶
- Urges policies to combat feminization of poverty, support women in rural areas, and promote economic empowerment.¶¶¶
- Calls for action on gender-based violence, including online, and for a consent-based definition of rape.¶¶
Who is affected
- The Council of the EU, which is recommended to adopt these priorities for the CSW session.¶
- Women and girls globally, particularly those facing intersectional discrimination, poverty, and violence.¶¶¶
- EU Member States, especially the five that have not ratified the Istanbul Convention.¶
- Civil society organizations and women's rights defenders, which are to be supported and funded.¶¶